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HOW DO YOU REMOVE A CAR DOOR WINDOW FROM A 97 FORD TAURAS--THANK YOU
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REMOVAL & INSTALLATION


Glass

Front

See Figure 1

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Fig. 1: Door glass mounting-front door


  1. Remove the front door trim panel and the front door watershield.

  2. Remove the window garnish moulding.

  3. Remove the front door belt line inside weatherstrip.

  4. Lower the front door window glass to access the holes in the front door inner panel. Remove the two rivets retaining the front door window glass to the front door window channel bracket.

  5. Loosen the nut and washer retaining the door window glass inner stabilizer.

  6. Remove the rear mounting bolt from the front door glass run.

  7. Remove the front door window glass by tipping it forward and then removing it from between the door belt opening and outboard side of the front door.

To install:

  1. Install the front door window glass into door. Make sure that the front door window glass is set within the front door glass top run

  2. Position the front door window glass to the front door window channel bracket. Install the two rivets, door window glass bracket spacers and door window glass channel bracket retainers to secure the front door window glass to the front door window channel bracket.

  3. Install the front door belt line inside weatherstrip

  4. Raise the front door window glass to within 3 inches (75 mm) of the full-up position and adjust the front door window glass. Adjust and tighten the door window glass inner stabilizer.

  5. Install the window garnish moulding.

  6. Lower the window to the full-down position and install the rear mounting bolt of the front door glass run. Tighten the bolt to 62-88 inch lbs.( 7-10 Nm).

  7. Install the front door watershield and front door trim panel.

Rear

See Figure 2

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Fig. 2: Door glass mounting-rear door


  1. Remove the rear door trim panel and watershield.

  2. Remove the window garnish moulding.

  3. Remove the rear door glass inside weatherstrip by gently pulling the weatherstrip from the door flange.

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  1. Remove the rear door window glass-to-rear door glass channel front bracket attaching rivets.

  2. Remove the rear door window stabilizer.

  3. Lift the rear door window glass up between the door belt opening and remove from the rear door.

To install:

  1. Install the door window glass channel bracket retainer and the door window glass bracket spacers into the rear door window glass. Install the rear door window glass into the door.

  2. Secure the rear door window glass to the rear door glass channel front bracket and install the two rivets.

  3. Install the rear door glass inside weatherstrip, using hand pressure to push the weatherstrip onto the rear door flange.

  4. Install the window garnish moulding.

  5. Install the rear door window stabilizer with the glass in the full down position. Secure with the retaining nut. Tighten the retaining nut to 62-97 inch lbs. (7-11 Nm).

  6. Cycle the rear door window glass to verify smooth operation.

  7. Install the rear door watershield and rear door trim panel.


Door Window Regulator

Front

See Figure 3

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Fig. 3: Window regulator mounting-front door


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  1. Remove the front door trim panel and watershield.

  2. Remove the front door window glass as outlined in this section.

  3. Remove the two rivets attaching the window regulator equalizer arm bracket.

  4. Remove the four rivets attaching the front door power window regulator base plate to the door inner panel.

  5. Detach the window motor harness connector.

  6. Remove the front door window regulator and front door window channel bracket as an assembly from the front door.

  7. Working on a bench, carefully bend the tab flat to remove the window regulator arm rollers from the front door window channel bracket.

  8. Install the new window regulator arm rollers into the front door window channel bracket and bend the tab back to 90 °. (Use care not to break tab. If tab is cracked or broken, replace front door window channel bracket .)

  9. Remove the bolts retaining window motor to the front door window regulator.

To install:

  1. Install the front door window channel bracket onto the front door window regulator.

  2. Install the window motor onto the front door window regulator.

  3. Install the front door window channel bracket, front door window regulator and window motor into front door. Set the regulator base plate to the front door inner panel using the base plate locator tab as a guide.

  4. Install the retaining bolts.

  5. Install the four rivets to attach the front door window regulator-to-front door inner panel.

  6. Install the window regulator equalizer arm bracket.

  7. Lower the regulator arms to access the holes in the front door inner panel. Install the front door window glass as outlined in this section.

  8. Attach the window motor harness connector.

  9. Adjust the front door window glass to verify proper alignment with the front door glass top run. Cycle the front door window glass for smooth operation.

  10. Install the front door trim panel and watershield.

Rear

See Figure 4

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Fig. 4: Window regulator mounting-rear door


  1. Remove the rear door trim panel and watershield..

  2. Remove the rear door window glass as outlined in this section.

  3. Remove the four rivets attaching the regulator mounting plate assembly to the rear door inner panel.

Use the access hole in rear door inner panel for removal and installation.

  1. Slide the regulator arm plastic guides out of the rear door glass channel front bracket C-channel and detach the window motor connector.

  2. Remove the rear door power window regulator from the rear door.

  3. Remove the bolts retaining the window motor-to-rear door electric window regulator and remove the window motor.

To install:

  1. Install the window motor to the rear door electric window regulator.

  2. Install the rear door electric window regulator through the access hole in the rear door. Slide the regulator arm plastic guides into the rear door glass channel front bracket C-channel.

  3. Install the rivets to secure the regulator mounting plate to the door inner panel.

  4. Install the retaining bolts.

  5. Attach the window motor harness connector.

  6. Cycle the rear door window glass to check for smooth operation.

  7. Install the watershield and rear door trim panel.

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